this post honours & celebrates
the life of darling
Martina Eva Marie Von Köller
dear friend, mother, sister, wife, aunt,
grandmother, wisdom elder
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Beltane is a traditional Gaelic festival
celebrated around 1st May,
marking the transition to summer’s warmth,
celebrating the blooming of nature:
the union of the Green Man & the May Queen
It is also associated with the lighting of ritual fires
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we have been considering how fortunate,
here in the west, we are:
counting our blessings
amidst the mayhem of a connected world
each taking actions that resonate with our
particular mandala of life
deep, embodied, felt
for all that we are fortunate to receive, experience, value
g r a t i t u d e
spoken out loud, noted honoured valued
and continuing the 3 books by the bed series….(gratitude for books & the library)
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p l a y f u l n e s s
Sketchbook Revival
annual international online event over 10 days
shares (gratis) video lessons from different artists in the field
we are delighted to see Helen Wells contributing this year
we took her ‘drawing trees from imagination’ class
here is Helen on receiving a piece from us, inspired by her
we love snail mail and are so fortunate to have this service available in the UK
here’s an off-the-cuff, on-the-fly collage made as a thankyou card
mailed to a Mystery School friend in New Zealand
The Inner Temple Mystery School is a most fruitful 9-month course
connecting with the unseen, the Great Mystery, nature….in all her manifestations
🔆💡here is a shrine to the mystery of sacred trees💡🔆
trees we love & honour in our local neighbourhood
art-related / women :
Louisiana Channel
is a non-profit web TV channel launched in 2012
based at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark.
It has developed into the world’s largest archive of contemporary art,
featuring artists with videos available on the channel’s website,
Instagram, and YouTube
we especially love Isabella Ducrot 21mns / Laurie Anderson 3mn 20
exhibition
May Morris: Crafting a Legacy 25 April 2026 – 1 November 2026
@ Lady Lever Gallery, Port Sunlight Village, Wirral
celebrating the wide-ranging creative output
of Arts & Crafts designer and maker May Morris,
the younger daughter of William Morris.
A vibrant display of embroideries, wallpapers,
watercolour designs, costume & jewellery showcasing her many talents
I’m a remarkable woman – always was, though none of you seemed to think so (May Morris)
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cultural picks from us at the art kitchen…
stream/tv Rooster (HBO) Beef Season2 (Netflix)
Race Across The World (BBC iPlayer)
The Assembly – Stephen Fry 23mns (Youtube)
radio This Cultural Life: Robert Icke theatre director & writer BBC Sounds (45mns)
film La Grazia
Oh Canada
Sentimental Value
One Battle After Another
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MaMuse’s sublime song Glorious 5mns19
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thank you for visiting
your attention, time and interest
is greatly appreciated
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stay open
stay curious
stay kind
we are all just walking each other home (Ram Dass)
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